Per Bach Laursen was seeking a second term, after winning the mayor's position following the election in 2017.
In this election, Venstre won 9 seats, and increased their vote share by 7.2 points, The Conservatives, who had held the mayor's position from 2014 to 2017, decreased their vote share by 2.0 points. As the traditional blue bloc now had 18 of the 27 seats, Venstre was in pole position to secure the mayoralty. Following the election night a constitution was agreed on that would see Per Bach Laursen as mayor for a second term.
Electoral system For elections to Danish municipalities, a number varying from 9 to 31 are chosen to be elected to the municipal council. The seats are then allocated using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation. Vesthimmerland Municipality had 27 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish general elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
Electoral Alliance 1 Party Political alignmentASocial DemocratsCentre-leftFGreen LeftCentre-left to Left-wing Electoral Alliance 2 Party Political alignmentBSocial LiberalsCentre to Centre-leftØ Red–Green Alliance Left-wing to Far-Left Electoral Alliance 3 Party Political alignmentCConservativesCentre-rightDNew Right Right-wing to Far-rightKChristian DemocratsCentre to Centre-rightLVesthimmerlandsListenLocal politicsODanish People's Party Right-wing to Far-rightVVenstreCentre-right
Results by polling station Polling StationABCDFKOVØOthers % % % % % % % % % % Aalestrup18.91.332.63.65.10.42.833.70.31.3 Farsø14.92.721.93.69.80.73.229.61.212.3 Strandby13.45.218.45.610.10.74.930.02.09.6 Aars18.82.535.22.59.30.42.325.40.72.8 Hvalpsund15.41.911.45.19.80.82.144.62.96.0 Gislum-Vognsild29.01.720.42.47.80.53.031.31.02.8 Gedsted32.11.315.55.08.80.35.028.52.11.4 Hornum-Ulstrup12.81.439.63.810.10.34.724.11.21.9 Vester Hornum12.01.726.13.39.61.24.535.91.64.0 Løgstør17.61.512.22.720.00.35.338.01.01.4 Ranum11.72.510.63.230.11.53.929.15.32.1 Salling13.40.613.14.718.60.85.340.31.41.8 Overlade10.01.27.33.114.40.42.557.70.43.1 Skivum-Giver34.22.216.45.28.01.32.227.71.11.7
Results
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